jaborandi noun.
[dʒabǝ'randi] Also (earlier)
jaburandiba.
E17.[Portuguese from Tupi-Guarani jaburandi lit. 'person who makes saliva, one who spits'; also jaburandiba (iba plant, tree).]A drug made from the dried leaves of any of several S. American plants of the genus
Pilocarpus, of the rue family, which contain the alkaloid pilocarpine and promote salivation when chewed. Also, any of these plants or other S. American plants with similar properties.
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